| Himalayan Fenugreek |
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| File size | 674646 |
| Original date | 8/15/06 11:40 AM |
| Resolution | 2048 x 1536 |
| Flash | Flash did not fire, auto |
| Focal length | 8.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/191s |
| Aperture | 5.5 |
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| Metering Mode | Partial |
| Camera make | NIKON |
| Camera model | E3700 |
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Photo: Thingnam Girija |
Botanical name: Trigonella emodi Family: Fabaceae (Pea family)
Himalayan fenugreek is a perennial herb 20-60
cm,found on ravine shores or meadow by woods of the Himalayan valleys.
Stem erect or ascending, round in cross-section, branching at base, yellow
velvet-hairy when young. Leaves are divided into 3 broadly obovate leaflets.
Leaflet base is wedge-shaped and margins sparsely toothed, and the tip has
a fine point. Flowers 5-8 in short
racemes - the stalk carrying the raceme is slender and axillary, 1-2
cm, after flowering prolonged to 2-3 cm. Flowers are yellow, 6-9 mm,
of pea form. Upper petal almost circular, equal to wings, keel half of
the length of them.
| Identification credit: Nongthombam Ullysess | Photographed in Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand. |
• Is this flower misidentified? If yes,